Category: Events

This Friday a Salvadoran pop-up called Vagabundo (instagram) will be having a few items on the take-out menu at Central Sandwich and Provisions (aka Central Provisions).

The Vagabundo menu will include:

• Tamale de Cerdo – wrapped in banana leaf, braised pork, chickpea, potatoes, olives
• Chilaquiles de Frijoles y Queso – tortilla stuffed with beans and cheese pan fried in an egg batter served with spicy tomato sauce
• Pan con Pollo – Braised chicken, watercress, tomato,cucumber, fermented radish on a baguette style bread

With Vagabundo chef Khristian Martinez plans to share the traditional and modern takes on the Salvadoran food he grew up eating. Follow Vagabundo on instagram to stay in the loop on future events.

The Portland Museum of Art is launching a chef speaker series called The Maine Course. Mike Wiley from Big Tree Hospitality—Eventide, Honey Paw, Hugo’s, XO—will kick-off the series this week on Tuesday at 6 pm.

The PMA is excited to announce our new series titled “The Maine Course.” Inspired by the exhibition “Stories of Maine: An Incomplete History,” we invite Maine-based chefs to cook a favorite dish and share the story behind it with our audiences. Join us Tuesday, April 6 at 6 p.m. for our exciting program with Mike Wiley from Eventide Oyster Co! Afterwards you will receive a recipe so you can try your hand at creating a special dish from home.

Register for the event on the PMA website.

Tandem Coffee’s Briana Holt will be participating in the Maine Charitable Mechanics Association’s Makers in their Studio series. this Wednesday at 7 pm.

Holt was born and raised on Martha’s Vineyard, a small island rich in east coast agriculture and food ways. Her first job at age 13 was making donuts and bread at a tiny bakery that has served her hometown since the early 30’s. After studying film and art in western Massachusetts, she moved back to her hometown where she met Will and Kathleen Pratt while baking at a coffee shop Kathleen was working at. The three friends eventually moved to New York where Kathleen opened the Blue Bottle affiliate in Brooklyn and where Will worked as a roaster. Meanwhile, Briana lucked out working under some of Brooklyn’s best cooks and bakers at Pies ‘n’ Thighs, as well as M.Wells Diner.

Tickets are available on Eventbrite, and the event is free for MCMA members.

Ordering is now live for the Beautiful Swimmer (instagram) pop-up takeout dinner by chef Ben Jackson taking place next week.

Visit beautifulswimmer.com to place your order.

The menu for the takeout dinner for two will feature:

• Fried monkfish and marinated mussels
• Winter squash stew with chicken and buckwheat

Pick-up for the dinner will be on April 2nd with time slots available from 5 – 7:30 pm. Tandem Coffee is lending out Little Tandem in East Bayside (122 Anderson Street) for Beautiful Swimmer to use as pick-up location for the night.

Beautiful Swimmer is being launched by Ben and Alexis Jackson. Ben is a Beard Award nominated chef. In Brooklyn he worked at Marlow and Sons and Diner before becoming the executive sous chef for Reynard at the Wythe Hotel. He moved to Maine in 2016 to become the chef de cuisine at the now closed Drifters Wife. He received a James Beard award Best Chef nomination in 2020 for his work at Drifters.

Beautiful Swimmer is a new and evolving concept. Follow Beautiful Swimmer on instagram to stay in the loop on future events and milestones in its development.

Rose Foods is kicking off the 2021 edition of their guest chef series on April 9th. Each week a guest chef will create a signature bagel sandwich that will be featured on the menu Friday – Sunday. Here’s the schedule:

• April 9 – 11, Mamelah’s
• April 16 – 18, Mr. Tuna
• April 23 – 25, Eventide
• April 30 – May 2, Taj
• May 7 – 9, Duckfat
• May 14 – 16, Ramona’s
• May 21 – 23, Baharat
• May 28 – 30, Quiero Cafe

Maine Restaurant Week continues through to Friday March 12.

Monday – Little Giant is hosting Central Provisions for a pop-up (check back on March 15th for a dinner at LG by Minato).

Tuesday – Woodford F&B is taking part in the BBQ collaboration series at Terlinga

Wednesday – Gather is re-opening in Yarmouth with inside and heated outdoor seating.

Thursday – the Vy Banh Mi food truck is launching at Three of Strong, noon to 6pm, and Dizzy Bird is re-opening in Biddeford.

Friday – Lorne Wine in Biddeford is re-opening after a long winter break for “limited indoor seating and bar service”.

Saturday – Ramona’s will be doing a pop-up at A&C Grocery, Mile End will be doing a pop-up at Ramona’s, and the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place.

Sunday – Mitr is kick-off its weekly pop-up series at Mi Sen.

Maine Restaurant Week kicked off this week and runs through March 12.

Thursday – Fore Street, Street & Co, and Scales are re-opening after a long winter break, and Sugar High Donuts will be at Urban Farm Fermentory for a 2-day pop-up.

Saturday – Crispy Gai is participating the guest chef series at Ramona’s (continues on Sunday), Briana Holt from Tandem will be participating in the Small Axe guest chef series (menu) at East Ender (continues on Sunday), Ada’s is holding the first of a series of pop-ups (menu will go live today) in anticipation of fully re-opening later this year, and the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place.

As part of Maine Restaurant Week, 11 Maine chefs and bakers are producing special coffee-based Crave desserts. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Preble Street. Visit the MRW website for a complete list of coffee desserts and participating restaurants and bakeries.

Ramona’s and A&C Grocery on Washington Ave are teaming up for a one day pop-up on March 13th.

The menu will include:

• Fried Chicken Hoagie – prosciutto and provolone stuffed peppers, artichoke mayo, arugula & hoagie dressing
• Broccoli Rabe Reuben – broccoli rabe, swiss, kraut, Ramona’s Very Special Sauce, rye bread (vegetarian)
• Hoagie Dip & Utz Chips – It’s chips & dip
• Macaroni Caesar Salad – romaine, radicchio, elbow noodles, pepperoncini, Caesar dressing, bread crumbs
• Bissell Brothers Beer

Joey Ramona’s will be taking place at A&C Grocery. A portion of the sales will benefit the Maine Music Alliance.

Tuesday – Eaux will be serving be serving a menu of po’boys, gumbo, cornbread and more at a Mardi Gras pop-up in Oxbow Alley. Chaval will be participating in the BBQ collaboration series at Terlingua.

Friday – Fred Eliot will be participating in the Small Axe guest chef series at East Ender (continues on Saturday).

Saturday – Terlingua is participating the guest chef series at Ramona’s (continues on Sunday), and the Winter Farmers’ Market is taking place.

March – The new pop-up series from Chaval called Con Todo will begin taking pre-orders on Monday March 1st, Fore Street, Street and Co, and Scales are re-opening after a long winter break on March 4th, as is Gather on March 10th.